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Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

Princes Street

Looking East from

National Galleries

Lookking to the east along Princes Street from the Foot of the Mound towards the Scott Monument - Tram 116 ©

PHOTOGRAPH

Tram 116

Edinburgh Corporation Transport - The cover of a map showing the tram and bus routes in Edinburgh in the 1920s ©

MAP COVER

Transport Map

Looking to the east along Princes Street from in front of the Royal Scottish Academy ©

PHOTOGRAPH

Police on Point Duty

Scott Monument - from Edinburgh Calotype ALbum ©

CALOTYPE PRINT, 1840s

Calotype Album

Enlargement from a stereo card by GW Wilson - View to the east along Princes Street towards the Scott Monument ©

HALF of a STEREO CARD

GW Wilson

Post Card - Princes Street, looking East - by James Patrick ©

POST CARD

James Patrick

Postcard by an unidentified publisher - Looking to the east along a busy princes street, possibly in the 1930s ©

POST CARD

Unidentified Publisher

Postcard by an unidentified publisher - Looking to the east along a busy princes street, possibly in the 1930s ©

POST CARD

Unidentified Publisher

Post Cards - P W & M - Vello Series - Princes Street, looking east towards the Scott Monument, the North British Hotel and Calton Hill ©

POST CARD

PWM Vello Series

Postcard by Valentine - View to the east along Princes Street from the foot of the Mound ©

POST CARD

Valentine

Postcard in the "Best of All" series by J B White Ltd, Dundee - Princes Street looking east towards the Scott Monument and the North British Hotel - frramed by a Macdonald tartan ©

POST CARD

J B White

Valentine Postcard  -  View to the east along Princes Street, from an upper floor in Princes Street, from the foot of the Mound -  1905 ©

POST CARD

Valentine

Valentine Postcard - View to the east along Princes Street, from the foot of the Mound - 1923 - Photogravure ©

POST CARD

East from Foot of Mound

W R & S Ltd - Photograph from the early-1900s - Looking to the east along Princes Street from beside the National Gallery of Scotland ©

WR&S PHOTO - EARLY 1900s

Princes Street

W R & S Ltd photograph from around the early 1900s - Princes Street looking east from the National Galleries ©

WR&S PHOTO - EARLY 1900s

Princes Street

 

Stereo Views

Underwood & Underwood - Stereo view looking to the east along Princes Street towards the Scott Monument ©

STEREO CARD

Underwood & Underwood

Stereo view by Kilburn Brothers - Princes Street ©

STEREO CARD

Kilburn Brothers

A stereo view by NPG - Looking to the east along Princes Street from the foot of the Mound ©

STEREO CARD

NPG

 

Photographs -  1950s

Photograph by Norward Inglis - A procession along Princes Street approaches the salute at Hanover Street - early-1950s ©

PHOTOGRAPH  -  Norward Inglis

Procession

Photograph by Norward Inglis - View to the east along Princes Street from Hanover Street - early-1950s ©

PHOTOGRAPH  -  Norward Inglis

Princes Street

 

Recent Photos

Princes Street and the Edinburgh Wheel

2007

Edinburgh Wheel +
Double-decker buses

Princes Street and the Edinburgh Wheel

2007

Edinburgh Wheel +
Single-decker buses

Road markings introduced into Edinburgh New Town in 2005 as part of the Central Edinburgh Traffic Management Scheme - Looking east along Princes Street from the junction with Hanover Street ©

2005

New Road Markings

Princes Street near Hanover Street ©

2007

Newspaper Seller

 

 

Map of Princes Street and Princes Street Gardens - 1860

 

 

Princes Street views:
 Looking E         Looking W         Looking N        Looking S        from Calton Hill

Other street views:
 Grassmarket         George Street          High Street        High Street closes        Leith Street
Lothian Road       North Bridge       Saint James Sq        Waverley Bridge       More Streets

 

MAPS:  Full index

 Outline Map of the British Isles © MAPS: Short Index with thumbnails

 

 

Links to Other Pages

EdinPhoto - Home Page      Please send me an e-mail ... with your questions, comments, suggestions or news.      At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.            At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.

Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

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